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Police: Jackson Twp. man breaks woman's jaw, then saws off his own hand

Lebanon Daily News staff

Updated:
02/05/2013 03:20:00 PM EST

Lebanon County HazMat team members were called to the 800 block of Houtztown Road in Jackson Township Tuesday morning to clean up a garage where state police say David T. Allwein attempted suicide by severing his own hand after allegedly breaking a woman s jaw inside their residence. Allwein was charged with aggravated assault, simple assault and harassment, police said. LEBANON DAILY NEWS - EARL BRIGHTBILL

A 56-year-old Jackson Township man who allegedly broke a woman's jaw Tuesday attempted suicide moments later and severed his left hand with an electric saw, state police at Lickdale said.

Police say David T. Allwein, of the 800 block of Houtztown Road, was involved in an argment with a 58-year-old woman at their residence at 7:44 a.m. During the argument, Allwein reportedly punched the woman in the left side of her face causing a broken jaw and other head injuries.

After the altercation, Allwein left the residence and went to his garage where he sawed off his left hand, police said.

When troopers arrived on scene, Allwein was lying on the garage floor. Myerstown ambulance was then dispatched to the scene.

Allwein was transported to Reading Hospital and was later flown to Thomas Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia.

The woman, who was not identified by police, was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital for treatment. Because police did not provide her name, the Daily News could not obtain her condition.

Allwein was charged with aggravated assault, simple assault and harassment.

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